Chapter 3

In this chapter, the authors elaborate and extend on the previous chapter. The chapter explains more ways for teachers to positively teach and influence adolescents. One aspect of this chapter I found extremely interesting is how the authors said not to call on students unless they are behaving and their hand is raised. I found this interesting because that is something I have always strongly believed in. The students who are acting up and being goofy, want to be called on so the attention is on them. The students who are silently sitting with their hands down do not want to be called on and may even have anxiety about getting attention. The students who are sitting quietly with their hands raised are the ones who deserve to be called on. I always hated when teachers called on students just to see if they are paying attention. Yes, it is a good way to check on students, but it can cause some serious anxiety in the ones who do not want to answer out loud. This chapter also focused a lot on different questioning styles. Questioning my students so that they are encouraged to think more deeply about a topic is something I want to work on this semester as I student teach. I already have gotten positive feedback from my cooperating teacher and my supervisor about how I am doing a great job questioning and challenging the students.